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Photys Therapeutics

An original 2026-08-13 Photys / Polymed announcement reports Phase 1 healthy-volunteer dosing of PHT-776/HPB-143. Photys holds rights outside Greater China and Southeast Asia.

Company at a glance

Corporate information

Company entity
Photys Therapeutics, Inc.
Headquarters / principal office
Waltham, MASelf-reported location on the company LinkedIn page; regional scope may differ from the legal or global headquarters. ↗
Founded
2021 ↗ ↗
Ownership / capital status
PrivateSeries A (latest disclosure identified) ↗ ↗
Official corporate reference
https://www.photys.com/ ↗
LinkedIn company page
LinkedIn ↗ ↗
Latest financing / award identified
2022-09-08 · Series A · $75 million ↗ ↗

Profile review: 2026-11-04 · Fields retain their individual source dates. Undisclosed values are not zero; early or historical events do not establish the latest financing. Awards and acquisitions are distinguished from equity rounds.

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Technology, programs & evidence

An original 2026-08-13 Photys / Polymed announcement reports Phase 1 healthy-volunteer dosing of PHT-776/HPB-143. Photys holds rights outside Greater China and Southeast Asia.

Program / serviceTarget / indicationRepresentative stageEvidence & scope
PHT-776 / HPB-143IRAK4 · See individual trial / indication; not individually confirmed in this reviewPhase 1IND / clinical entry disclosed; public human results not confirmed in this review

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Frontiers in Pharmacology

Review assesses the safety limits and translational gaps of MCL-1 degradation strategies

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Sources & open questions

  • PHICS and tPRIME should not automatically be classified as degradation technologies. Preclinical safety-window advantages have not been established by human comparisons.
  1. PHT-776/HPB-143 Phase1 initiation ↗Photys Therapeutics · 2026-08-13
  2. Photys official website and news ↗Photys Therapeutics · Not stated
  3. Photys company profile ↗Photys / LinkedIn · Not stated
  4. Photys Debuts with $75 Million Series A ↗MPM BioImpact · 2022-09-09
  5. Photys investor portfolio ↗Longwood Fund · Not stated

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